BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. Government, through USAID, partnered with the Kyrgyz Mountain Guides Association to train 75 trekking guides from May 10 through May 24. Trekking guides from across the country were trained on customer care, international safety, and geographical orientation. The five-day training included a mix of classroom studies and a two-day mountain trek at an altitude of 2,300 meters in the Jyrgalan Valley. This was the first large-scale trekking guide training in Kyrgyzstan—an event which the Kyrgyz Mountain Guides Association intends to continue in the future, the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — The US-based Surgicorps International’s team is making its 1st surgical trip to Kazakhstan after an exploratory trip in March that confirmed significant need for Surgicorps’ services in the Central Asian country, the US Embassy in Kazakhstan said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — On May 23 in Astana, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan and national investment promotion company Kazakh Invest signed a Memorandum of Understanding according to which the Chamber will provide equipped workplaces in the established 7 full-scale Business Service Centers in various regions of Kazakhstan to accommodate representatives of Kazakh Invest, which will provide an opportunity to resolve promptly operational issues, Atameken reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan’s authorities have launched an “unrelenting assault” against lawyers, particularly those defending government critics, RFE/RL reports citing Amnesty International.

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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani last week inaugurated the construction of the Dar-i-Suf to Yakawlang road in the country’s Bamyan province. The road will boost Afghanistan’s transport network, widen economic and social opportunities, and connect remote areas to the country’s center, the ADB country office in Afghanistan said.

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